remykion

Hey quick question... Just wondering if anyone knows if kids are allowed in the preferred club rooms? I know they aren't allowed in the preferred club pool but wasn't sure about the rooms... We are travelling with our 2.5 year old and I just thought about it today and whether they would still upgrade us...

Originally Posted by Retro Couple 

 

Met with Pilar today and she was very pleasant - Note: her office has been moved from the front lobby to next to the photography services on the main level of the spa building (sports bar upstairs).

 

Pilar was very visual, she took notes and drew up ideas on how we wanted our tables to look like which was nice.

 

No services were exchangeable (ie. photography for videography). Pilar said that this was due to them bring different companies, but was willing to credit us $150 for the photographer as we had hired our own. Prices were non negotiable, but she did forget to charge us for some of our services such as one of our Canopys (we wanted two) and she didn't charge us for one ($200) or to add flowers to them (unknown price). We also decided to reign in our budget and went with the Now toEternity and just pay for the Divine food upgrade, however she forgot to charge us for that as well ($240). We also were going to buy some cheap glass candle holders from the Cancun Walmart, however Pilar added 16 glass candle holders with candles free of charge. I don't know what our total savings would have been based on forgotten costs but I guesstimate around $500 - $600.

 

Just out of curiosity I asked how many Emails Pilar gets per day and she said around 150 - 200 each day, double that on Mondays as she is busy with weddings all weekend. I asked her how many days off she has had in the last 3 months and she said only 3! She said that if she takes a day off it doesn't matter anyway because when she comes back she has twice as much work to do, so if you are not getting responses right away it's not that she's ignoring you, she's simply swamped with workload (she even has 3 assistants).

 

As for the night life at the resort I can't say what it's like as we have been so wrapped up in final planning and running around that we've been ultra lame and in bed before 11:00 pm each night so far.

 

Chris

Congratulations! Good Luck :-)

Originally Posted by Retro Couple 

 

Met with Pilar today and she was very pleasant - Note: her office has been moved from the front lobby to next to the photography services on the main level of the spa building (sports bar upstairs).

 

Pilar was very visual, she took notes and drew up ideas on how we wanted our tables to look like which was nice.

 

No services were exchangeable (ie. photography for videography). Pilar said that this was due to them bring different companies, but was willing to credit us $150 for the photographer as we had hired our own. Prices were non negotiable, but she did forget to charge us for some of our services such as one of our Canopys (we wanted two) and she didn't charge us for one ($200) or to add flowers to them (unknown price). We also decided to reign in our budget and went with the Now toEternity and just pay for the Divine food upgrade, however she forgot to charge us for that as well ($240). We also were going to buy some cheap glass candle holders from the Cancun Walmart, however Pilar added 16 glass candle holders with candles free of charge. I don't know what our total savings would have been based on forgotten costs but I guesstimate around $500 - $600.

 

Just out of curiosity I asked how many Emails Pilar gets per day and she said around 150 - 200 each day, double that on Mondays as she is busy with weddings all weekend. I asked her how many days off she has had in the last 3 months and she said only 3! She said that if she takes a day off it doesn't matter anyway because when she comes back she has twice as much work to do, so if you are not getting responses right away it's not that she's ignoring you, she's simply swamped with workload (she even has 3 assistants).

 

As for the night life at the resort I can't say what it's like as we have been so wrapped up in final planning and running around that we've been ultra lame and in bed before 11:00 pm each night so far.

 

Chris

Congratulations! Good Luck :-)

super random question: those of you that have white linen button down shirts for groomsmen, are you planning on them wearing undershirts (t-shirt) or nothing underneath at all, I am the most clueless person when it comes to menswear I think. My fiancé suggested the ribbed cotton undershirts but I know those will show and look horrible.

Originally Posted by mic813 

 

Got back on Friday from 11 glorious days and an amazing wedding at the Now Jade.  Like all other previous brides have told you, relax and Pilar and her staff are amazing.  They take of everything and more. I plan on catching up on the thread and answering any questions I can and starting my review this afternoon.

 

If you have any questions please let me know.  I couldn't have planned a wedding without this thread and want to pay it forward.  No official pictures yet, but here is a candid from my friend

 

Awwwww wow! you look beautiful. xxx

Originally Posted by cortneyadam 

 

Hi Brides and brides to be,

 

Does anyone know if we can have a free welcome party for my friends and family a day or two before the wedding?? We weren't going to do a rehearsal dinner, just wanted everyone to get together.  I've seen it on a thread but can't seem to find it.  Anyone that has heard this let me know, simple drinks, reserve a corner of the lobby or something like that with easy food like chips/dip.....Thanks in advance!!

Hi,

This is something I would like to do aswell, so if they do this would be great because I dont really want to be spending MORE money on dinner parties, its all adding up as it is lol xxx

Originally Posted by Michellelepore1 

 

 

Hi Remykion!

 

That's exciting we are both getting married the same day! I am getting married at 5pm, what about you???

Hi,

I know it is so exciting.....we get married at 11am.  I am alittle worried that the morning with hair and make up will feel rushed but if Im sure I will be up early enough with excitement.  My FI would be totally slurring his words if we got married at 5pm as it is an all inclusive resort LOL.

I am sure that I have read in earlier posts that there is another wedding on Nov 1st as well as us 2 :-)

xxxx

Originally Posted by Michellelepore1 

 

Hi Ladies!

 

I am getting married on November 1st of this year at the Pergola, Cocktail hour at the Mix Bar and the reception on the terrace. We are having about 32 people. Does anyone know if the space is spacey enough for dancing? Also, I love the long tables instead of the round. Does anyone know how many long tables can fit on the terrace and how many can be seated at each table?

 

THANKS!

hi,

CONRATULATIONS  I cant help you with your questions but just wanted to let you know that I am too getting married Nov 1st this year on the beach :-))

x

Originally Posted by AdamShannon 

 

 

My underatanding is that the number of tables doesn't matter, its the number of people. I agree that they should not charge for a non-private dinner in a restaurant.

Thank you, was hoping to eliminate that cost! never mind I am sure we will sort something.

I feel having an early wedding at 11am we have a lot to do to keep the guests entertained but hey ho its a holiday too so I a sure they wont get bored.

xx

Originally Posted by Michellelepore1 

 

Hi Jade Brides!

 

SO I asked Deisy how much it was to extend the reception another hour and she said $15 per each...Does she mean per person??

 

Also, How far in advance should invitations go out? My fiance and I are getting married November 1, 2013. We are sending the save the dates out next week. I am just not sure when invitations should go out??

hi,

I am also getting married on 1st November 2013 ;-) what time are you getting married? x

Hi

I have read in the wedding guide that if you make a booking of 10+ more to have your reception at one of the restaurants there is an additional set up fee of $20 per person. Due to budgets we are considering doing this, however there will be 20 of us does anyone know if it would be possible to book two separate tables of 10 (but request them to be together) this way we would avoid the set up costs of $400, I do not like the idea of paying these fees at an all inclusive restaurant when everyone has to have the set menu??

20 of us went out for food yesterday and sat on one long table which prevented us from interacting with the whole group, so I feel that 2 seperate tables of 10 would work better anyway but not sure if they would still consider this as 1 group?

If anyone has past experince or knowledge on this it would be greatly received.

Thank you

x

Originally Posted by Happy2BMrsMills 

 

 

I believe they use their on-site contract company now "Adventure Photos". There are several photographers that work there, so if you're picky, you should do a test photo shoot with them on one of the days before your wedding, to see if he/she meshes well with you. It's free!! And you may even get a beautiful picture from it too!!

Thank you for this information, I am so glad I am getting all this info off this site i would NEVA have thought to ask for a trial photo shoot :-)

Does anyone know what the photo booth is and how this works? X

The use of a terrace space is $500.  that does not include anything other than the physical space.  Then there is a $150 (plus tax) fee for the rental of a sound system to use with your ipod.  I believe that you are then allowed the use of the sounds system for 3 hours.  Depending on what else is out there, there may also be a $200 setup fee.  I have heard this sometimes applies depending on what is involved.  We are choosing to rent the Carnival Terrace for after dinner.  We are also going to have a DJ at this event to help get things exciting. [/quote Thank you for this info. We would have chosen the divine pkg but there are lots of things on there we dont really want. It would be a shame to not hold a private event but we are quite happy to just have food and drinks with friends and family.........il take the party back to my room lol. No seriously we are having a big reception at home on our return so i wont feel cheated out of one. I will wait to see what they can offer within our price range first but we wont be paying silly money to be hiring room space for a few hrs :-)) xxxx

The use of a terrace space is $500.  that does not include anything other than the physical space.  Then there is a $150 (plus tax) fee for the rental of a sound system to use with your ipod.  I believe that you are then allowed the use of the sounds system for 3 hours.  Depending on what else is out there, there may also be a $200 setup fee.  I have heard this sometimes applies depending on what is involved.  We are choosing to rent the Carnival Terrace for after dinner.  We are also going to have a DJ at this event to help get things exciting.

The use of a terrace space is $500.  that does not include anything other than the physical space.  Then there is a $150 (plus tax) fee for the rental of a sound system to use with your ipod.  I believe that you are then allowed the use of the sounds system for 3 hours.  Depending on what else is out there, there may also be a $200 setup fee.  I have heard this sometimes applies depending on what is involved.  We are choosing to rent the Carnival Terrace for after dinner.  We are also going to have a DJ at this event to help get things exciting.

Good Morning,

Can anyone tell me the name of the photagrapher that Now Jade use  if booking as an extra with the moments package?

x

Originally Posted by ironman 

 

Thanks for posting this. I've been really curious to see how the extras all add up and how they document it. 

 

This is actually my first post, but I've been reading pages and pages of threads on Now Jade. Thank you all for sharing your info on your weddings, it's helping us make our decision on if we want a destination wedding or if we should organize one in Canada.

I am new on here to and have already found it so helpful x

Originally Posted by AnaSteele58 

 

 

No...you're right. If you're in a restaurant music isn't allowed.

Hi,

I did read that some of the restaurants have private terraces, i was hoping that we could maybe rent the terrace for a small fee and just move the party out there and then we could hire the sound system to play our ipod (im sure i read someone that you could do this for 500 usd, this price does seem a bit high for ONLY 2 hrs so i would need to weigh up the options first) 

This site is so helpful i am really happy i found it so soon before we get married, its fab to get ideas from everyone :-)

Originally Posted by khunt29 

 

Welcome!  you will love this forum, everyone here is so great and SO helpful

 

You might have to double check this, but I think the resort charges per person to have the reception dinner in one of their restaurants, so that's something to think about. We chose the Bamboo Room for a few reasons- it's air conditioned .  It's private and close to the beach  also for us, even though we are doing a DW, we still wanted to maintain some of the elements of a "traditional" wedding, so having a private sit down dinner was important. But we are having 45 guests, so we do need a bigger space.  Totally depends what you're looking for!

 

As far as the timing, Pilar told us they do two weddings per day, one in the late morning, and late afternoon (which we are doing), so no, I don't think 11am is too early! Better than 2pm in the scalding heat, and then people will still have tons of time to freshen up before dinner!  A tip- I'm not sure what the Moment pkg includes, but if there is live music, you can swap out for 2hrs of DJ service at no charge...

 

hope that helps!

kristen

Thank you so much for your info. I have re-read the brochure and it says that if i book for 10 or more guests in one of the restaurants there is a set up fee of 20usd per person which is not too bad i guess, I will be asking if we could still have this a little more intimate so that we can play our own music (with the hire of there sound system). This site has been so helpful and I have only been on here 2 days. there are lots of things i didnt know and had this vision i was going to turn up and not have a clue what to do lol.  not long for you now how exciting xxxxx

Hey,

I love picture 1 - i found this too ! this is in my album to  take with me! love them all

By the way your DRESS is beautiful

xxx

Originally Posted by AdamShannon 

 

 

We are having our wedding on November 22, 2013 and we also choose the Moments Package.  We were looking to originally do one of the other higher packages but since we are expecting about 50 guests or so the up charge for the additional 25 guests really added up in cost in addition to the package price.  There were added costs for the extra people for cake, champagne, dinner, cocktails,and appetizers.  With that being the case and with our budget we figured out that it was best for use to do the Moments package.  Here is what we are doing...

 

- 11 AM Ceremony at the Pergola.  We were told that with the moments package that is the only time slot option.  We are going to try to get that pushed a little later if possible, but if not, its not a big deal.

- Then we are planning to have our group head to a bar, most likely the Lobby Bar to have a few drinks to celebrate.  We will also be doing some pictures and stuff during this time.

- Then we will give our guests a little time to freshen up or whatever.

- Sometime in the later afternoon we are then going to have an hour of appetizers in the Lobby Bar area. We are not choosing to pay for a cocktail hour since there is a bar right there and since we are at an all-inclusive, we have a hard time paying extra for free cocktails.

- Then we are going to do dinner in the buffet area. They are reserving a separate area in there for our group.

- Then we are going to a party/reception for 4 hours on the Carnival Terrace with a DJ and I think we are going to include a private bar there.

 

This was the best bang for our buck and it covers the things that are important to us.  The most important thing to us is that we are able to celebrate with our family and friends.

 

Are there any suggestions, tips, and/or ideas from anyone out there for us???

 

We appreciate all of your help!

Hi,

Thank you for your response.  I am going to try and push it a little later too because I wil be paying to have my hair and makeup done by their onsite hairdresser and I have heard it takes upto 2 hrs. 

I really do want to spend some time getting ready with my bridesmaids and dont want to start getting anxious if time is running out lol.

Are you paying for your Hour of appetisers in the lobby or are you again using the advantage of the all inclusive?

You said that your group will be heading over to have dinner in the Buffett Area (is this extra charge or is it all part of the All inclusive for the hotel) If they are willing to reserve a section I would be happy to do this too instead of the cocktail hour because I too didnt really want to pay for cocktails in an all inclusive resort.

This way I wouldnt mind using the money that I would have paid for the cocktail and appetizers to maybe have a private reception (prob not with a DJ but we could use our IPOD during this time)

Thank you so much, I am glad I have found this site I was starting to feel a little lost.

xx

Hi,

I posted earlier but cant seem to see it on here....just wondering if I have posted in the wrong place?

Hi,

I am new to this forum.  We get Married this year at Now Jade on 1st November @ 11am.  This didnt concern me at all but having read some of the posts most weddings are from 3pm onwards so i am wondering if it is too EARLY?? We have the moments package and will be adding a few extra's to tailor it to our budget etc.

Our plan of action is for the Ceremony to take place at 11am,(preferred side of the beach) Cocktail Hour at 1pm/1.30pm at (the Mix Bar) until about 2/3.30ish then guests will have a little time to freshen up before meeting up for a group meal at one of the restaurants at about 6pm. (restaurant to be decided)

There is only a group of 20 (four of them kids) so I am wondering wether to pay to have a DJ and have a private reception???  We are having a big reception back home on our return so thats why we had decided to not have a private reception at now jade.

I am wondering If we are doing the right thing? As anyone else just had a reception at one of the restaurants?

Any advice would be great x